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Convene

Convene Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Convene? [v] call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium" [v] meet formally; "The council convened last week" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Convene: convoke Related Terms \| Find terms related to Convene: assemble \| bid come \| call \| call away \| call back \| call for \| call forth \| call in \| call out \| call together \| call up \| cite \| conjure \| conjure up \| convoke \| demand \| evoke \| hold a meeting \| hold a session \| indent \| invoke \| meet \| muster \| muster up \| open \| order up \| page \| preconize \| recall \| requisition \| send after \| send for \| serve \| sit \| subpoena \| summon \| summon forth \| summon up \| summons See Also \| assemble \| foregather \| forgather \| gather \| meet \| reconvene \| sit \| summon Convene In Webster's Dictionary \Convene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convenong}.] [L. convenire; con- + venire to come: cf. F. convenir to agree, to be fitting, OF. also, to assemble. See {Come}, and cf. {Covenant}.] 1. To come together; to meet; to unite. [R.] In shortsighted men . . . the rays converge and convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom. --Sir I. Newton. 2. To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble. --Locke. The Parliament of Scotland now convened. --Sir R. Baker. Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene. --Thomson. Syn: To meet; to assemble; to congregate; to collect; to unite. \Convene"\, v. t. 1. To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke. And now the almighty father of the gods Convenes a council in the blest abodes. --Pope. 2. To summon judicially to meet or appear. By the papal canon law, clerks . . . can not be convened before any but an ecclesiastical judge. --Ayliffe.

Convene Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Convene?

[v] call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium"
[v] meet formally; "The council convened last week"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Convene: convoke

Convene In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*vene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Convenong}.] [L. convenire; con- + venire to come:
cf. F. convenir to agree, to be fitting, OF. also, to
assemble. See {Come}, and cf. {Covenant}.]
1. To come together; to meet; to unite. [R.]

         In shortsighted men . . . the rays converge and
         convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom.
                                               --Sir I.
                                               Newton.

2. To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose;
   to meet; to assemble. --Locke.

         The Parliament of Scotland now convened. --Sir R.
                                               Baker.

         Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene.
                                               --Thomson.

Syn: To meet; to assemble; to congregate; to collect; to
     unite.


\Con*vene"\, v. t.
1. To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.

         And now the almighty father of the gods Convenes a
         council in the blest abodes.          --Pope.

2. To summon judicially to meet or appear.

         By the papal canon law, clerks . . . can not be
         convened before any but an ecclesiastical judge.
                                               --Ayliffe.

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